Flipbook (джен)

You can rely on Mikey to uncover the thing he is not supposed to find, at least not yet. The discovery forces a painful conversation that was too long in coming.
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“But Don, why was it taped behind the water filtration system? You coulda just, you know, given it to me. Like, what were the chances I was gonna find it there?”
Finally, Donatello’s efforts involving the panel ceased. Mikey thought he heard him give a soft exhale of breath. Don cast aside the wrench and slid his head and shoulders out from under the helicopter’s controls, sitting up fully to face his brother. For the first time in this conversation, he gave the entirety of his attention to Mikey, his eyes focused and worryingly serious. Mikey felt a twitch of concern deep in his belly.
“I didn’t want you to find it, Mikey. I hoped you’d never find it.”